1. 假名;绰号;诨名
    A sobriquet is a humorous name that people give someone or something.

sobriquet什么意思

    e.g. From his staff he earned the sobriquet ''Mumbles''.
           他的员工给他起了个“咕哝虫”的绰号。

1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person''s given name)

    e.g. Joe''s mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
           Henry''s nickname was Slim

    Synonym: nicknamemonikercognomensoubriquetbyname